Evaluating the effect of overharvesting on genetic diversity and genetic population structure of the coconut crab.

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Birgus latro (coconut crab) is an edible crustacean that has experienced serious overharvesting throughout its whole habitat range; however, the negative effects of overharvesting on the genetic diversity within B. latro populations have not been elucidated. Here, we report sex ratio, body size, and genetic diversity in populations of B. latro in the Ryukyu Islands where large-male-biased overharvesting of B....

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